Wardrobe trunk



Patented June 6, 1922.

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B. M. HAMLIN.

WARDROBE TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9, I919.

Patented June 6, 1922.

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WARDROBE TRUNK.

Application filed August 9, 1919. Serial No. 316,355.

. Be it known that 1, BEN M. HAMLIN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wardrobe Trunks, of which follower in this manner it bears against the upper edge of the hangers and firmly holds the same in position upon the supporting rods for preventing them from moving during movement of-the-trunk, whilethe dustcurtain which is suspended from this follower firmly holds the garments in position.

Other features and objects of my inven tion relate to certain details hereinafter pointed out which -co-operatein increasing the efliciency of thetrunkstructure. r

In the accompanying drawings, I hav illustrated one specific embodiment of my,

invention.

F gure 11s a perspectlve view of a wardrobe trunk with the sections swung in open posltion, showmgthe manner in whic'hthe' follower is supported in the trunk section.

, Fig.2 is a plan view of the wardrobe section-with the cover removed. r

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a portion of the wardrobe section:

Fig. 4 is a detial sectional view.

I have illustrated a trunk comprising a wardrobe section 10, and a tray section 11, hinged together 1n the usual manner, the

wardrobe section being provided with. a

hinged top or cover 12., .Secured to the inside of-each side of the wardrobe section 10;

and near the upper edge thereof, there is a metallic member '13 provided at its upper edge with a series of grooves or notches 14., -Extending inwardly from the lower edge of each of these metallicmem'bers there is anangular bracket 15, the inner endiof which extends upwardly and supports the rod 16.

The inner ends of these rods16 aresuitably' suppertecl by the backet the wardrobe section' 10, Telescoping over these rods "16 ar ready packing of the trunk. The hangers18 are mounted upon these rods 16 or; sleeves 17, as the case may be, and'the sleeves 17 are cut away at their forward ends, as indicated at 18, torming awedge-shaped end which enables this sleeve to be thrust .beneaththe hooked ends ofthe hangers resting upon therods 16. Thus with the sleeve 17 in the outward position shown at the left, of Fig.2, by

reason of this wedge-shaped construction :of

the end ofthe sleeve, the same can ber'ead-i sleeves 17, which sleeves are adapted tob e' drawn out, as indicatedfin the left hand por- 10 ig. 2, in order. to permit of more ily forced into it and beneath the hooked end-of the hangers resting upon the rod 16; Mountedin front of the hangers 18 and sup ported by the upper notched edge 'ofthe lower edge of which the springs 21 aresecured, the opposite-ends ofthese springs'being secured to cross member 22, whichiat its opposite ends isprovided with laterally justed along the upper edge ofthe metallic members 13 being held in adjustedpositionfi I i by the notches 14: and the operation of the springs 21 which pull downwardly upon the follower. By thus adjusting the followe'r the samecan be made to 'pressfirmlyagainsttheupper edgeo't the outside hanger, thus" holding the hangers securely in positiom y which is of theutmost importance in Order" to insure that the clothing upjon the hangers? is properly heldin position during transitof the trunk. Even a slight movement ofthe hanger will causetheclothing supported thereonto-become stretched or wrinkled, and

I have found that by having theffollowen pressed firmly against the uppe-redge of the hanger that these hangers canbe most efliciently held in'place so movement thereofias v to prevent-any -T- Mv .Furthermore, by reason of the integr l construction of the brackets for holdingthe hangerrods with the plate for'supporting the follower, I .amableto provide ayeryr, 3 cheap and yet efficient'stru cture; It "will be'f observed further that i there iare no stifi f crease-forming parts on the upperpart-ofi 7'5 1 metallic members 13,there isja suitable foh lower 19. Extending downwardly'from this. follower, there is a dustcurtain 20, to'the the compressor positioned to come in contact with the clothing on the hangers, the pressure transmitted to the clothing being entirely from the flexible web or curtainQO, it being obvious that the supporting-rod 19 of the compressor is arranged at a point above the upperend ot the garments on the hangers. It will be seen further that an advantage in arranging the supporting-rod 19 above the hanger-supports lies in the fact that this supporting-rod'l9 may be arranged sufliciently high in the trunk-section to be held in place in the toothed. racks by the lid 121 when the'same is closed, thereby avoiding the necessity of a special device for holding this rod from being dislodged from the notchesand also maintaining the rod at all times in a position .where it may be conveniently disconnected from. the notched supporting-bars by simply lifting it off the same. A further advantage of mounting the adjustable supportingrod of the compressor above the hangers is thatit enables me'to provide an amply strong support for both the supporting rod and the hangers.

While I have illustrated and described one particular embodiment of my invention,

it will be understood that I do not wish to by said trunk above said rods and adapted to bear against the upper portion of the hangers mounted on the same.

2. In. a wardrobe trunk, metallic members supported near the upper edge of each side of said trunk, a series of notches along the upper edge of said members. av "follower whose upper end is adj ustably supported in said notches, and angular bracketsintegrally secured to said members for supporting suitable rods extending below said upper end of the follower, and clothes hangers mounted upon said rods.

'3; In a wardrobe trunk, a metallic mem- Ybrsupported near the upper edge of each.

side'of saidtrunlr, aseries of notches along the upper edge of said members, a follower whose upper end is adj ustably supported in saidsnotches, brackets: secured to said members forsupporting suitable rods extending below said upper end of the follower, and clothes hangers mounted upon said rods.

.4'.=- A wardrobe trunk having a compart- Ine'nt, a garment hanger supporter positioned thfe'rein', a pair'of holding'bars at the upper portion ofthe' compartment, one bar on each sideofthecoinpartment, said bars having upwardly-extending projections, a second pair of holding bars below the first pair of bars constructed to adjustably interlock with the ends ott-he lower bar hereinafter recited, a garment retainer having an. upper bar arranged to be seated between the projections on the upper holding bars, a lower bar tor the retainer arranged'to be adjustably interlocked with the second pair of holding bars, and a flexible connecting member between the upper and lower retainer bars, the upper bar of the garment retainer being abovethe garment hanger supporter, so that the garment supporting portions of the hangers will be between the upper and lower bars of the retainer, whereby the upper port-ions of the garments draped on the hangers are compressed by the retainer.

5. In a wardrobetrunk, a hanger section having an upwardly-swinging lid at its up per end, a. clothes-hanger-support near the upper end, and a compressor having. a rod at its upper end and notched supportingbars for engagement with the ends of this rod, the rod and notched supporting-bars being arranged above the hanger-supports.

6. In a wardrobe trunk having a hanger section, hangersupports'in said section near the upper end thereof, a compressor having a rod at its upper end, a pair of supportingbars one at each side of the hanger section and each having an upwardly-extending row ot projections with notches between them to receive "the ends of saidrod and said hanger section being provided with a hinged lid adapted'toclose down and house the said rod andv the upper toothed edges otits-sup porting bars,j;to1' the purpose set forth.

7. In a wardrobe trunk having a hanger section, hanger-supports arranged in the up- V per end thereof, compressor-supports ar- I pressor consisting of a flexible curtain depending from said rod, and means at the.

lower end thereof tor engagingthe side walls of the hanger section.

8. In a wardrobe trunk, a hangensection, a clothes-hanger-support near the upper end, a supporting-bar at each side of the hangersection having its upper edge above'the' hanger-support, said upper edge being 'provided with a plurality-of notches, a compressor having at its upper end laterally-projecting parts which are adapted to restin said notches to thereby render the compressor "adjustable back and forth within the hanger-section, and an upwardly-moving lid on said hanger-section adapted to house the upper edges of said notched bars and to close thenotchesi'n the upper edges of the bars.

Signed by me at Chicago; Illinois, this 6th I day'of August, 1919. g M. HAMLINL 

